Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers sharply criticized Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a Monday address to the Indian Supreme Court and its bar, saying that Musharraf's ouster of Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other superior court judges in November after proclaiming emergency rule was [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear eight cases , including FCC v. Fox Television Stations (07-582) , where the Court will review a June 2007 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which vacated a determination by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that two Fox Television broadcasts [...]
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Monday upheld a July 2007 decision refusing to grant medical release to jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour . The court reportedly held that Nour, who suffers from heart disease and diabetes, can receive adequate medical treatment in prison and that his health is therefore not in danger. Nour was convicted [...]
The violence that wracked Kenya after the nation's disputed 2007 presidential election was carefully organized by "local leaders, politicians, and businessmen from all sides," according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch . Based on over 200 interviews with witnesses and perpetrators of the violence, the report found that attacks on supporters of [...]
The human rights situation in Iraq is "disastrous" five years after the US-led invasion of the country, according to a report from Amnesty International released Monday. According to the report's introduction: Five years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussain, Iraq is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Hundreds of people [...]
The Constitutional Court of Turkey on Monday said it will decide whether to consider a bid to disband the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) within ten days, adding that the court is in the process of appointing a rapporteur to investigate the case. Chief prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya petitioned the court last week to disband [...]
Exiled Tibetan spiritual and political leader Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday accused China of committing "cultural genocide" in Tibet, and said he will not call for an end to ongoing protests in the region. He reiterated the right of Tibetans to protest peacefully and urged that an international investigation be launched into [...]
Newly elected members of the National Assembly of Pakistan took their oaths of office Monday, marking a shift in power to a new majority opposed to Pakistani President Pervez Musharaf . Though neither party won an outright majority in February's parliamentary elections, the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League have formed a coalition government [...]
Three former police officers have been convicted and sentenced to jail by a Ukrainian court for their roles in carrying out the murder of prominent Ukraine opposition journalist Heorhiy Gongadze . Mykola Protasov was sentenced Saturday to 13 years, while Valeriy Kostenko and Oleksandr Popovych each received a 12-year sentence. The trial of the former [...]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is facing allegations of racketeering, fraud, and illegal spying after an Oregon woman on Friday added claims to an existing lawsuit against the RIAA, several recording companies, and data investigation company MediaSentry for tactics the entities used as part of an RIAA anti-piracy campaign. The woman, Tonya Anderson, [...]
